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sat⋅u⋅rat⋅ed

  [sach-uh-rey-tid]
Use saturated in a Sentence
–adjective
1. soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
2. (of colors) of maximum chroma or purity; of the highest intensity of hue; free from admixture of white.
3. Chemistry.
a. (of a solution) containing the maximum amount of solute capable of being dissolved under given conditions.
b. (of an organic compound) containing no double or triple bonds; having each single bond attached to an atom or group.
c. (of an inorganic compound) having no free valence electrons.
Origin:
1660–70; saturate + -ed 2

sat⋅u⋅rate

  [v. sach-uh-reyt; adj., n. sach-er-it, -uh-reyt] verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing, adjective, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
2. to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.
3. to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.
4. to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.
5. to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.
6. to furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.
–verb (used without object)
7. to become saturated.
–adjective
8. saturated.
–noun
9. a saturated fat or fatty acid.
Origin:
1530–40; < L saturātus (ptp. of saturāre to fill), equiv. to satur- full, well-fed (see sad ) + -ātus -ate 1

Synonyms:
3. See wet.
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sat·u·rate   (sāch'ə-rāt')   
tr.v.   sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates

  1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See Synonyms at charge.

  2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity.

  3. Chemistry To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.

adj.   (-rĭt)
Saturated.

[Latin saturāre, saturāt-, to fill, from satur, sated; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sat'u·ra·ble (sāch'ər-ə-bəl) adj., sat'u·ra'tor n.
sat·u·rat·ed   (sāch'ə-rā'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Unable to hold or contain more; full.

  2. Soaked with moisture; drenched.

  3. Chemistry

    1. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

    2. Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and only single bonds between the carbon atoms.

  4. Geology Of or relating to minerals that can crystallize from magmas even in the presence of excess silica.

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Word Origin & History

saturate  (v.)
1538, "to satisfy, satiate," from L. saturatus, pp. of saturare "to fill full, sate, drench," from satur "sated, full," from PIE base *sa- "to satisfy" (see sad). Meaning "soak thoroughly" first recorded 1756. Marketing sense first recorded 1958. Saturation bombing first recorded 1942, in ref. to Allied air raid on Cologne.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2sat·u·rate
Pronunciation: -r&t
Function: noun
: a saturated chemical compound

Main Entry: sat·u·rat·ed
Pronunciation: 'sach-&-"rAt-&d
Function: adjective
1 : being a solution that is unable toabsorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure
2 : being an organic compound having no double or triple bonds between carbon atoms
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Medical Dictionary

saturate sat·u·rate (sāch'ə-rāt')
v. sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates
Abbr. sat.

  1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly.

  2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity.

  3. To cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.

  4. To satisfy all the chemical affinities of a substance; neutralize.

  5. To dissolve a substance up to that concentration beyond which the addition of more results in a second phase.

sat'u·ra·ble (sāch'ər-ə-bəl) adj.
sat'u·ra'tor n.

saturated adj.

  1. Unable to hold or contain more; full.

  2. Soaked with moisture; drenched.

  3. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

  4. Having all available valence bonds filled. Used especially of organic compounds.

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Science Dictionary
saturated   (sāch'ə-rā'tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. Relating to an organic compound in which all the carbon atoms are joined by single bonds and therefore cannot be combined with any additional atoms or radicals. Propane and cyclopentane are examples of saturated hydrocarbons. Compare unsaturated.

  2. Relating to a solution that is unable to dissolve more of a solute.

  3. Containing as much water vapor as is possible at a given temperature. Air that is saturated has a relative humidity of 100 percent.


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